Halo 5: Guardians Releases on October 27th

343 Industries finally pins down a release date for its next big FPS.

343 Industries and Microsoft have announced that Halo 5: Guardians will be releasing on October 27th for the Xbox One. It will focus on the disappearance of Master Chief, the series’ protagonist till now, and the hunt for the Spartan conducted by UNSC Agent Locke. Both characters will be playable and even Cortana will be making a return.

343 Industries head Bonnie Ross stated that, We wanted Halo 5: Guardians to be the game that pays off the epic promise of the Halo universe in scope and scale and drama.

“We want to amaze players with the sheer size of the worlds and battles they’ll experience, even as they question everything they thought they knew about its heroes, marvels and mysteries. #HunttheTruth is only the beginning and we can’t wait to debut the game to Xbox fans around the world at E3 this June.”

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